Generating oil-burner.



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` ,P. s. SPILLBR. GENBRATING OIL BURNER. APPLICATION FILD 00T. 12, 1904.

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UNITED STATES rammed May 2s, 1905.

PATE-NT OFFICE.

PHILIP SAMUEL SPILLER, OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, vASSIGNOR` OF ONE-HALF TO HORACE P. HALDEMAN, OF AUSTIN, TEXAS.

GENERATING OIL-BURNER'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 790,666, dated May 23, 1905.

Application filed October l2, 1904. Serial No. 228,182.

T0 all whom, it 7am/y concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP SAMUEL SPILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Austin, in the county of Travis and State of Texas,

have invented a new and Improved Generating Oil-Burner, of which the following is a specification.

My improvement relates to apparatus by which steam is generated-and petroleum or a hydrocarbon reduced to vaporous conditi-on and Inixed or combined with the steam and in highly-heated condition burned for heating, lighting, or other purposes in the arts.

The invention consists of the special con-v struction, arrangement, and combination of features, which will hereinafter befully described, and shown inthe accompanying draw- The novelty thereof will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure lis a view of a stove, part in section, with my burner arranged therein. Fig. 2 is a plan view of my improved burner, the same being shown part broken away and in section. Fig. 3 is a central vertical transverse sectional view through the burner. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing a broken-away portion of the gas-chamber with the three-blaze burners employed by me, and

Fig. 5'is a perspective view of the hood forming a part of my improved'burner.

In the practice of my invention I employ a casting A, having an inner substantially serpentine steam passage way B leading upwardly from the inlet end or edge to near the top end or edge thereof and then downwardly into a mixing-chambr D through the passageway E.

F denotes an inner upwardly-disposed oil or gas passage-way leading from an inlet-opening G at the lower end or edge of the casting A and extending to a point above the mixing-chamber D, from whence by a return passage-way H, leading into the mixing-chamber back of the delivery end of the steam passage-way E, substantially as shown in Fig. 2.

I employ a tank I, supported on the stove, substantially as shown in Fig. l, and convey water therefrom through a pipe I/, leading into the receiving-opening G. Flow of oil ploy a hood M.

through the pipe J is controlled by a pin or other suitable valve J2.

J denotes a suitably supported elevated tank, fromwhich oil is conveyed through a pipe J leading into the receiving-opening G of passage-way F. A cut-off valve J2 is arranged in the pipe J for the purpose as will be understood.

Inthe make-up of my invention a gas-retort K is located below the mixingchamber D and both thereof made communicating through a passage way K. The mixingchamber, as also the retort, is preferably cast in one piece with the casting A, though they may be constructed separately and secured thereto by approved means.v In the ends of the mixing-chamber and retort VI arrange removable clean-out plugs K2. On the front side of the casting A, I arrange spaced projecting walls or flanges L, connected at their lower ends by a projecting shelf 0r plate L'. I provide the upper side of the gas-retort K with a series of openings K3 (see Fig. 4) and arrange therein triangular-shaped pins Kt,

`leaving a series of gas-outletpassage-ways K5,

whereby upon ignition of the issuing gas a multiplicity of flames will be had at each of openings K2. A

In further'carrying out my invention I em- (More clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 5.) The hood is constructed-with a middle .curved portion M', having its inner side made concave at M2 and adapted when the hood is arranged in place on the shelf L for providing a combustion-space M3, substantially as shown in Fig. 3. The hood has side flanges M4, and the upper middle portion is set back, providing a flame passage-way or hot-gas exit M5 from the combustion-space M3. For supplying air into the combustionspace just mentioned the hood Inay have aseries of openings Min its body portion and its lower edge be constructed having an opening M edge of the hood and the same be arranged forming, with the shelf L, an air feeding or -guiding passage-way M9, leading to the open? ing M7.

The construction of my improved generat- A iiange M8 is provided at the lower ing oil-burner will be understood from the above description. It may be placed in any form of stove or fireplace and used with minimum care and expense.

Fig.-l of the drawings shows my burner arranged in a heating-stove patented by me.

In the use of my invention water is fed through the pipe I into the serpentine passage-way B about one hundred and twenty drops per minute by regulation of the valve 12 and upon its passage through the serpentine channels B of Fig. 2 is decomposed into steam. The wet steam now passes through the serpentine passage-way B and by heat of the gas-llames in the casting A is superheated and delivered into the mixing-chamber D through the inlet end E of the passage-way B.

Oil is fed through the pipe J with proper regulation of the value J2. The oil is converted into gas by heat of the hot-air channels 3 4, (G and D in Fig. 2,) and the gas thus produced passes up the passageway F and through its delivery end H into the mixingchamber D, just back of the steam-entrance thereinto, as above described. The gas and superheated steam becomes thoroughly mixed in the (chamber D and from thence passes into the retort K, to be burned during passage through the openings K5, ranging around the pins K4, which openings are intended to form a plurality of blazes at each pin. Combustion of the issuing gas is rendered more complete by feed of air through the draft-opening 5 of the stove 1, the passage-way M, and the opening M7. By admixture of air as just described a blue flame is produced and by further feed of the air through the openings M in the hood is further improved, adapted for effectively heating the whole casting. It will be understood that the gases of combustion arc slightly stored in the space M3 by retardiug` action ol' the reduced passage-way M'i.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

,1. The combination of the casting having` an upwardly-leading serpentine steam passage-way, a mixing-chamber in open communication with said serpentine passage-way, a gas passage-way leading into the mixingchamber, at a point back of the serpentine dclivery thereinto, a retort in open communication with the mixing-chamber and having jetopenings, oil and water feeding means, and means for supply of fresh air to the gases after they issue from the jet-openings, substantially as described.

2. rlhe combination of the casting having a serpentine steam passage-way therethrough, and spaced projecting' walls on the casting, with a hood constructed to leave a combustionspace when arranged in place on said casting, the hood having air-openings as specilied, said casting having an oil-gas passage-way, and a mixing-chamber and a retort, in open communication with said gas and serlwientine passage-ways, substantially as described.

3. The combination with the casting` having a serpentine steam-passage, an oil-passage` a mixing-chamber and a retort, and oil and water feed or supplying means as specified, of a hood constructed with a concave rear side, an opening at its lower end, and jet-openings in its body portion, substantially as described.

PHILIP SAMUEL SP1 LLER. lVitnesses:

H. M. LITTLE, E. B. HANCOCK. 

